Zone 5
Great Plains (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
North Dakota
Wildwood Trail
2.4 mile lollipop loop; 39ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest, river, historical interest; Gunlogson Nature Preserve
South Dakota
Iron Creek
4.9 miles out & back; 318ft. elevation gain; Easy
Waterfall, stream, forest; Black Hills
Iowa
Hanging Rock
6.5 miles out & back; 890ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Forest, views; Effigy Mounds National Monument
Nebraska
Hackberry, Hawthorn, Chickadee, Hickory, Ridge, Stream, Cottonwood, and Missouri Loop
4.6 mile double loop; 406ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate
Forest, views, river; Fontenelle Forest Nature Preserve
Hackberry Trail Guide and Missouri Trail Guide.
Kansas
Harpst and West Ridge Trails
4.0 mile loop; 400ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Forest, river, views; West Bend State Park
Harpst and West Ridge Trail Guide
Oklahoma
Lake Hefner Trail
9.4 mile loop; 108ft. elevation gain; Easy
Lake, views, forest, lighthouse; Oklahoma City
Zone 6
Great Lakes States (New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois)
Minnesota
Bandad Ski Trail
Up to 33 miles out & back; elevation varies; Moderate
Forest, ski trail; West Cook
Wisconsin
Brownstone Trail
5.8 miles out & back; 141ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest, views; Bayfield
Illinois
Indian Kitchen Loop
4.8 mile loop; 362ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Waterfall, forest, views, creek; Eddyville
Indian Kitchen Loop Trail Guide
Indiana
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run
2.7 mile multi-loop; 97ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate
Stream, waterfall, forest, meadows; Wabash
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run Trail Guide
Michigan
Maybury State Park
7.3 mile multi-loop; 433ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate
Forest; Detroit
Maybury State Park Trail Guide
Ohio
Mohican Loop
5.9 mile loop; 697ft. elevation gain; Moderate
River, forest, optional waterfall; Mohican State Park
Mohican Loop Trail Guide. Extend the trail to Lyons Falls.
New York
Escarpment Trail
3.8 mile loop; 520ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Waterfall, views; Catskills